Agreed you are still standing that's a plus. If your looking for a prediction then you want the foreseeable on 2026. So in answer to 2025 sadly I'd say a collapse HOWEVER, again and I'm not the first to say this technically you were....you are still standing and you will...have your drink nothing wrong with that just be careful collapse doesn't have to be on top of you.....for 2026 oh sir you are definitely going to be a comeback nobody saw coming but will be rooting for.
Thanks for sharing, so many can relate to what has been a tough year. I think many of us feel that broken promise of society, the asymmetry of service to corporations that take the best of us, without respecting the fundamental equation of reciprocity that made them who they were in the first place. 2025 feels like the blinkers are off. We all see it and can no longer just go along with it. I feel like 2026 will be tougher than 2025, but maybe it'll lead to good things beyond that - but I'm a pessimist and thankfully I'm often wrong. I hope everything goes well with your dog - pets are the best.
My heart and deepest condolences for a crap year. I hope your Mom gets some relief from the pain and you only hear good news from your dad. I hope you sweet dog, gets better quickly. Your ex boss can have the century he deserves.
Thank you so much, Dorie. This year has been… a lot, and your kindness means more than you know. Here’s hoping for better days, clearer scans, and dogs who stay stubbornly healthy. Truly appreciate you.
Leo, honestly? You’re right. If I call it a rebuilding year long enough maybe the universe will finally get on board. Thanks for the laugh — I needed it
Terrible for your dog. How is she? I've trained people who replaced me or were meant to replace me, but they couldn't/wouldn't behave themselves.
Everything you say does suck. Absolutely.
The good news? You are still standing, like you say. Some fall for less.
Also, to go with the sports metaphor? Everyone loves an underdog, and there's nowhere to go but up.
Cheers to up.
Leia’s surgery is Friday — scared but hopeful.
And the job backstabbers… yeah, that still stings. But I’m taking the win: new job, new year, and writing again.
Thanks for the boost.
How did the surgery go?
Ty for asking about my girl. Very well she's home sans leg and seems much more comfortable.
New beginnings
Here’s to them. Thank you, Sophia — wishing you the same
Sounds like 2025 was a plot twist year, the kind where the scoreboard looked brutal, the stats looked messy, but the character development was unreal.
You didn’t collapse.
You didn’t disappear.
You stayed in the game when most people would’ve walked off the field.
That’s not a rebuild or a comeback, that’s a survival season with main-character energy.
My prediction?
2026 is the year the strength you earned quietly starts paying loud dividends.
Shake if you must, drink if you want, have one on me! You’re here, and that already counts as a win.
Thanks for this. It landed at the right moment.
Heavens... wish you the best.
I will take all the good vibes I can get...!thank you so much for reading.
Agreed you are still standing that's a plus. If your looking for a prediction then you want the foreseeable on 2026. So in answer to 2025 sadly I'd say a collapse HOWEVER, again and I'm not the first to say this technically you were....you are still standing and you will...have your drink nothing wrong with that just be careful collapse doesn't have to be on top of you.....for 2026 oh sir you are definitely going to be a comeback nobody saw coming but will be rooting for.
Thanks for sharing, so many can relate to what has been a tough year. I think many of us feel that broken promise of society, the asymmetry of service to corporations that take the best of us, without respecting the fundamental equation of reciprocity that made them who they were in the first place. 2025 feels like the blinkers are off. We all see it and can no longer just go along with it. I feel like 2026 will be tougher than 2025, but maybe it'll lead to good things beyond that - but I'm a pessimist and thankfully I'm often wrong. I hope everything goes well with your dog - pets are the best.
I appreciate this so much, Apra. You captured the mood of the year perfectly. Here’s hoping 2026 gives us fewer plot twists.
My heart and deepest condolences for a crap year. I hope your Mom gets some relief from the pain and you only hear good news from your dad. I hope you sweet dog, gets better quickly. Your ex boss can have the century he deserves.
Thank you so much, Dorie. This year has been… a lot, and your kindness means more than you know. Here’s hoping for better days, clearer scans, and dogs who stay stubbornly healthy. Truly appreciate you.
Just tell yourself it’s a rebuilding year until you believe it. That’s horrible luck this year.
Leo, honestly? You’re right. If I call it a rebuilding year long enough maybe the universe will finally get on board. Thanks for the laugh — I needed it
You have nothing to lose if you reframe your way of thinking. It just make a bit more unshakable when things mess up.
Ahhh you're strong! Be proud of yourself.
Whatever you're calling this past season, I'll buy a season ticket for the next one.
Ian, thank you. Truly. Your encouragement has made this whole strange season feel less impossible. Grateful you’re here for the next chapter.
Of course :)